Package-tier



W. C. 'YERGER.

PACKAGE TIER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. I9, I919.

1,357,1 34. Patented Oct. 26, 1920.

WITNESSES //v VE/VTO/I 9 Y Y Yrgfir UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PACKAGE-TIER.

Specification of Letters Patent Patented Oct. 26, 1920.

Application filed December 19, 1919. Serial No. 346,106.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, IVILLIAM G. Ynncnn a citizen of the United States, residing at IV est Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Package-Tiers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in package ties for securing packages of mail matter merchandise and the like.

In the various departments of the Government and particularly in the Post Office Department many thousands of yards of tape and twine are daily consumed in wrapping small bundles of papers and it is the object of this invention to provide a package tie which will be capable of use over and over again, thereby effecting an enormous saving.

Another object is to provide an inexpensive and effective package tie which can be placed on a package with less effort and in a great deal less time than it takes to tie up the package with the usual cord, twine or tape.

A further feature of the invention is a plate having a thumb recess on the top side and beneath which is a friction spot for engagement with the package so that the plate will be prevented from slipping by the pressure of the thumb when the tie is being applied.

Yet a further object is toprovide a construction of tie so arranged that the tension of the cord about the package causes a knot to exert pressure on the fastening coils of the cord.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and delined in the appended claims:

In the drawings:

Figure l. is a perspective showing a package tied by my improved tie.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the fastener, and

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of a modified form.

Fig. 4 is alongitudinal section of another modified form.

In detail 1 is a package bound by a suitable cord 2 one end 3 of which is knotted and carries a knob 4 having the hole 5 through which the cord extends; a plate 6 provided with a thumb depression 7 on its upper surface also carries on its lower surface a friction spot 8 of ribbon or the like to prevent the plate from slipping while the package is being tied. A hill or inclined rising surface 9 is provided on the upper side of plate 6 and is pierced at its apex as shown at 10 to provide a hole through which the cord 2 attached to knob 4 passes, said hole being countersunk as shown at 11 so that knot 12, retaining the cord and knob in relation to the plate, lies flush with the undersurface of said plate.

In tying a package the free length of cord is passed lengthwise about the package as.

shown after placing the plate 6 in about the middle of the package and holding it there by pressure of the thumb in recess 7 the cord is then drawn tightly and wrapped beneath knob 4 and passed around the width of the package after which the end is coiled beneath knob 4 so that the convolutions lie in the V-shaped annulus formed by the shape of the upper .surface of plate 6 and the lower surface of knob 4. If tied in this manner it will be found that the tension on cord 2 pulls the knob 4 down onto the fastening coils of cord and prevents their displacement thus forming a secure but easily manipulated fastening.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3 the lower surface of plate 18 instead of being provided with a friction spot is corrugated as shown at 14.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4 both ends of the hole in the knob 4 are counter sunk, one countersink receiving the knot in the cord and the other receiving the upper part of the projection 9.

It will be seen that my device can be used just as readily by a left hand person as it can by a right hand person.

While I have herein described specific embodiments of my invention by way of illustrating the principle thereof it is nevertheless to be understood that in practising the invention Imay resort to such modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

L A package tie comprising a plate, a knob, and a cord passing through the center of said knob and yieldably connecting the knob with the plate and adapted to be passed around the package and wound in the space between the knob and plate.

2. A package tie comprising a plate having a friction surface arranged to lie adjacent the package, a knob secured to one end of a cord, said cord passing through the plate, a knot in the cord on the under side of said plate and flush therewith to prevent Withdrawal of the cord, and to yieldably connect the knob with the plate, the free length of cord being wrapped about the package and coiled between the knob and plate, the tension on the cord about the package serving to maintain the fastening coils in position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM C. Y ERGER. 

